Posted on 11/28/2016 7:04:58 PM PST by usafa92
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump has selected Representative Tom Price, a six-term Republican congressman from Georgia who has led opposition to the Affordable Care Act, to be secretary of health and human services, according to a transition team official.
Mr. Price, an orthopedic surgeon, has been a severe critic of the health law, saying it interferes with the ability of patients and doctors to make medical decisions.
And he says that events have borne out his warnings.
“Premiums have gone up, not down,” Mr. Price said recently. “Many Americans lost the health coverage they were told time and time again by the president that they could keep. Choices are fewer.”
An announcement of Mr. Price’s appointment is expected as soon as Tuesday, according to the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the announcement had not been released.
Some Republicans have attacked the Affordable Care Act without proposing an alternative. Mr. Price, by contrast, has introduced bills offering a detailed, comprehensive replacement plan in every Congress since 2009, when Democrats started work on the legislation.
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Thanks, this is very helpful. I skimmed Title 4 to see if it included “loser pays” and, unfortunately, it does not. I think not including that is a mistake and misses an opportunity to help reduce medical costs. Many doctors (understandably) order expensive medical tests SOLELY because of fear of liability suits by plaintiffs’ attorneys looking for quick settlements.
So I guess this means we get a new congressperson. Any names for possible replacement?
Surgery grew from barbers’ colleges, not med school.
Sounds like Rep. Price is an excellent pick for Sec. of HHS.
But I wonder if with him out of the Congress, will there be anybody there who can push through the legislation needed to overturn Obamacare and get it replaced?
The Price is right!
Just watch... They’ll bring down the cost of both insurance and healthcare. It will be a huge success. B-HO will then pop up his nerdy head and take credit for it with a statement such as: “This, this notion that...uh...somehow my legislation didn’t have good bones to... uh, provide these results is just wrong headed. My work... had a profound effect on the results that, uh, we’re benefiting from today.”
I met Tom 15 years ago at a fundraiser in Atlanta and I'll never forget he had a lapel button that said, "My Doctor, My Choice".
I think we may finally be in good hands wrt healthcare! I'm not tired of winning just yet....!
bflr
What makes you think DJT isn’t directly authorizing the leaks?
That's only 9% of the 2,700-page ObamaCare bill. So relatively not bad.
The New York Slimes at its finest....they just NEVER give up, do they? It’s DOCTOR Thomas Price, M.D. What a bunch of prize knuckleheads.
Tom Price is a good guy. I was hoping he would get Speaker of the House. HHS is a good gig too.
Another great selection. Obamacare goes on deathwatch effective at noon on January 20.
Also GA Sixth here.
“Going to have to wait to measure the level of outrage from the left to determine if this guy is any good or not”
ROTFLOL!
Isn’t THAT the F-ing truth!
nope. smells like another gope. why can’t we get a private doc from an activist group like AAPS who’s been fighting and suffering from obamacare from day one. it makes no sense to me to choose a gope politician to dismantle obamacare.
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